Job Description
Role: Ref 10055 - Nursery Cook Location: Taunton, Somerset Salary: Up to £27,010.10 per annum Contract/Hours: Fixed Term Full Time - 40 hours per week (6 months) Closing date: Midnight on 25th September 2024 Benefits: 25 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave 60% discount on childcare within our nurseries and clubs Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers' discounts We're thrilled that you're considering a career with Spring. Spare us five minutes, and we'll tell you what you need to know… About Spring Spring offers award-winning childcare services, as part of the national charity Action for Children. It's our mission to be the best provider of outstanding quality early education to children throughout the UK, that is accessible to all. We are focused on enabling young people to learn, have fun and make friends in our bright, engaging settings. That starts with creating a happy environment for our team. Join us and you can look forward to: - A kind, caring culture with an emphasis on wellbeing, both physical and mental. - Flexible working - wherever possible we offer flexibility on hours and/or hybrid working. - Lots of opportunities for training, learning, development, including gaining qualifications. - Excellent benefits that compare favourably to other employers in our sector. A bit about the role Spring The Hollies is a 50-place nursery based in the centre of Taunton, Somerset that caters for from 3-months to 5-years. The nursery has a beautiful, large outdoor space for the children and the Spring The Hollies team prides themselves on creating child led opportunities for babies through to rising fives helping them to learn, develop confidence and have fun. The team are dedicated to ensuring all children have the best experience. What you'll be doing In the role of Nursery Cook, you'll be: Planning healthy meals, with staff that are nutritious, varied and tasty, taking into account the children's dietary and cultural requirements. Taking full responsibility for compliance with all relevant food hygiene and Health & Safety requirements. Ensuring that all stock is order and replenished as needed, that food is correctly stored in line with guidance and that stock is rotated and all equipment is kept clean and in good repair. Keeping waste to a minimum, ensuring our impact on the environment is as minimal as it can be, and costs are kept low. Managing the food budget and taking responsibility for the expenditure and invoicing. Always following latest legislation in relation to food and food hygiene and taking part in all necessary and required training as needed. What we need from you In the role of Nursery Cook, we're ideally looking for someone who has: A Basic food hygiene certificate - Level 3 preferred but can be obtained in the role. A passion for cooking and following the spring menu and inputting new ideas and recipes into menu updates. Excellent organisational skills. Experience in a similar role working in a catering environment. Whether this is a career change for you or the next step in your journey, we'd love to hear from you. We work together to reach our mission to give children a healthy start in life. Good luck! We can't wait to hear from you. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion At Spring Oscars we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within the organisation. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups. Male staff are often under-represented within this sector, and we would like to encourage more male applicants for our roles. We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.